Study examines how uncertainty can affect political tolerance
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 05:50
in Psychology & Sociology
(Phys.org) —It's a safe bet that in the course of perusing the news on a daily basis, you are confronted with political messages that differ from your own beliefs. But how open are you to those viewpoints? Are you in a frame of mind that allows you to at least consider their validity, or do they just reflexively bounce off your partisan hide?